Classes are ending soon. At the end of the term, I like to give my class a final message that summarizes everything in the course. Kind of. Here's my current final message. Any suggestions?

FINAL MESSAGE FOR CLASS

1. Surround yourself with people who care about your feelings (or you forget how to feel).

2. Show caring for the feelings of those around you.

3. Expect from people approximately what they can deliver –

4. But treat people the way you’d like them to behave.

5. Remember, from where you’re standing on your side of the street, you don’t know which way the wind is blowing on the other side of the street.

6. Give people the benefit of the doubt.

7. Paddle into the waves. Face your fears.

8. Reflect on your unsatisfying encounters. What went wrong? Do it differently next time.

9. Come out. The less you have to hide, the better you generally feel. (Eventually.)

10. Focus on the infrastructure of your life: pay your bills, feed your kids, patch leaks. It is easier to build a creative, fun life on a sound infrastructure.

11. Back up your data.

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